The Beat Club
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The Beat Club is a mostly techno music group that was founded in the late '80s by Ony Rodriguez and Mirey Valls in Miami, Florida
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recording group, The Voice In Fashion. Even after attaining minor commercial success, Ony Rodriguez decided to pursue his personal interests and style of music more and started The Beat Club. What began as an ongoing “free-form” studio jam with friends led to the international hit “Security”, and his departure from The Voice In Fashion.
Influenced by the likes of the “Miami Bass” movement, New Order
and Kraftwerk
, Ony’s music relied less on his main instrument of the guitar and more on his love for electronics.
Initially on Atlantic Records
, The Beat Club was offered the opportunity to become the first recording act to be signed to New Order manager and Manchester’s Factory Record mogul, the late Rob Gretton
’s own personal label robsrecords. The Beat Club went on to release several recordings in the UK resulting in the Top 75 singles “Security” (recorded by, and featuring New Order’s Bernard Sumner), “Dreams Were Made To Be Broken” and “X”.
Upon the expiration of the contract with Atlantic Records, Ony (along with his wife, Mirey Valls) went on to start Electrobeat Records out of Miami, Florida
. Throughout the 90’s and 00’s, Electrobeat has released over a dozen albums produced by The Beat Club under various pseudonyms including Ony, Fuzzy Logic, Toys For The Revolution, Santa Fe and Urban Select.
Along with releases on Electrobeat, Atlantic, robsrecords and ZYX records, The Beat Club has been featured in various compilations including Champion Records UK, John Digweed’s Azuli release and other mixes, in addition to a recent cover version of "Security" by the Freestylers
on their album "Adventures in Freestyle".
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
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History
Ony Rodriguez began his career in the late 80’s as a rhythm guitarist and producer with EMIEMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
recording group, The Voice In Fashion. Even after attaining minor commercial success, Ony Rodriguez decided to pursue his personal interests and style of music more and started The Beat Club. What began as an ongoing “free-form” studio jam with friends led to the international hit “Security”, and his departure from The Voice In Fashion.
Influenced by the likes of the “Miami Bass” movement, New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
and Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008...
, Ony’s music relied less on his main instrument of the guitar and more on his love for electronics.
Initially on Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, The Beat Club was offered the opportunity to become the first recording act to be signed to New Order manager and Manchester’s Factory Record mogul, the late Rob Gretton
Rob Gretton
Rob Gretton was the manager of Joy Division and New Order. He was also a partner in Factory Records, proprietor of the Rob's Records label and a co-founder along with Tony Wilson of The Haçienda nightclub in Manchester, England. In 1977, Gretton became a leading figure in the Manchester punk...
’s own personal label robsrecords. The Beat Club went on to release several recordings in the UK resulting in the Top 75 singles “Security” (recorded by, and featuring New Order’s Bernard Sumner), “Dreams Were Made To Be Broken” and “X”.
Upon the expiration of the contract with Atlantic Records, Ony (along with his wife, Mirey Valls) went on to start Electrobeat Records out of Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. Throughout the 90’s and 00’s, Electrobeat has released over a dozen albums produced by The Beat Club under various pseudonyms including Ony, Fuzzy Logic, Toys For The Revolution, Santa Fe and Urban Select.
Recent Activity
In late 2006 The Beat Club released the album Robotica which included the club singles “Dream Within A Dream” and “Lost In Space”. The first quarter of 2008 saw the release of the new album Minimalista, along with a possible promotional tour in 2009.Along with releases on Electrobeat, Atlantic, robsrecords and ZYX records, The Beat Club has been featured in various compilations including Champion Records UK, John Digweed’s Azuli release and other mixes, in addition to a recent cover version of "Security" by the Freestylers
Freestylers
The Freestylers are a British electronic music group, generally fitting into the breakbeat genre. Recently their style has incorporated more of a drumstep sound, more in line with The Prodigy and other such artists.-Career:...
on their album "Adventures in Freestyle".
Discography (as the Beat Club)
| Title | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | 1994 | |
| Beatmusic | 2002 | |
| Robotica | 2006 | |
| Minimalista | 2008 |